Day 214 of Indian places giving smiles – The tegal city of Hyderabad As a teenager I had gone to Hyderabad on a community picnic as a group of more than 100 members and I was more interested in impressing people than being impressed with the place. Fifteen years later, we suddenly decided to go to […]
Day 213 of Indian places giving you smiles – Jaipur, the Capital of the state of Kings
Day 213 of Indian places giving you smiles – Jaipur, the Capital of the state of Kings This time we are taking you to a State that literally is considered to be the place of the kings – Raja-sthan! These descendants of the original warrier caste of Kshatriyas were called King’s sons or Raja-putras […]
Day 212 of India places giving smiles – The Chariot of Gods festival at Puri
The annual chariot festival of the Gods also called Rath yatra is the high point of all the Festivals celebrated in Puri and has been attracting lakhs of devotees and pilgrims since time immemorial. To see the Lord on the Chariot on the Rath yatra day is to secure salvation from the cycles of […]
Day 211 of Indian Places gives smiles – an unusual unplanned trip to Nagarhole
Day 211 of Indian Places gives smiles – an unusual unplanned trip to Nagarhole Just read an article about how the new generation Indians travel. It is more about the experience than about the sight-seeing. And my 25 year old son has been doing it for years…he just takes off without notice to some unknown […]
Day 210 of Indian places giving smiles – Miracle of Goddess at flames of Jwalaji
Day 210 of Indian places giving smiles – Miracle of Goddess at flames of Jwalaji After one of my biggest workshops for almost 100 people in a remote hilly town called Gagal, I was thrilled to get an excellent feedback and my supportive colleague wanted to relax in the glory of a job well done. […]
Day 209 of Indian places giving smiles – Dwarka, the ancient kingdom of Lord Krishna
Day 209 of Indian places giving smiles – Dwarka, the ancient kingdom of Lord Krishna When we reached the Dwarkadeesh Temple at noon, we were approached by many Pandits. And the first thing that we noticed about them was their colourful and rich looking attire. In fact even the ladies of Gujarat like to dress […]
Day 208 of Indian places giving you smiles – Raipur- The Capital of Chhattisgarh
Day 208 of Indian places giving you smiles – Raipur- The Capital of Chhattisgarh As my airplane descended at the Swami Vivekananda airport in Raipur, I wondered what was in store for me about a city that I had not heard much about until it became the capital of a newly formed state of […]
Day 207 of Indian places giving you smiles.. The high spiritual energy of Tirumala and Tirupati
Day 207 of Indian places giving you smiles.. The high spiritual energy of Tirumala and Tirupati Our family God – Lord Balaji attracts thousands of devotees who visit his natural abode at Tirumala to seek his blessings and get miraculous favours in life. My father had carried me as an infant here, and again we […]
Day 206 of Indian places giving you smiles – The city of Joy – Kolkata
Day 206 of Indian places giving you smiles – The city of Joy – Kolkata I first went to went to this city of Joy in 1994 with my own two small bundles of joy. We were thrilled to experience the very first tram ride and metro ride of our lives. It was a […]
Day 205 of Indian places making you smile -Silvassa – Capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Day 205 of Indian places making you smile -Silvassa – Capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Do you think it is time for a short getaway from Mumbai? Are you looking forward to taking your aged parents for a slow paced holiday? Then you can decide to go to a union […]